Best radio interpretation or documentary on foreign affairs
Award Year: 1987
Award Name: The Lowell Thomas Award 1987
Recipient: Allen Pizzey, Dan Raviv, Doug Tunnell
Affiliation: CBS News Radio
Honored Work: “Newsmark: Patrolling the Gulf”
This 30-minute documentary on the U.S. patrol of the Persian Gulf included reports from the U.S.S. Kidd, with sounds, voices and interviews with officers during an alert at sea, and interviews with experts on the Iran-Iraq war, Islamic rivalries, U.S. relations with Gulf allies and the Soviet Union. First-rate documentary reporting.
Citation for Excellence:
Vince Winkel
Monitoradio
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States